HFM
BEA visits Tech Valley High School
 Albany
- Business and education leaders from Hamilton, Fulton and
Montgomery Counties toured Tech Valley High School on Tuesday as
they looked for answers on how to develop students willing to
stay in the region and who are willing to innovate.
The sixteen leaders were members of the
Hamilton-Fulton-Montgomery Business Education Alliance (BEA),
which was formed to help promote and strengthen the career and
job opportunities in the three counties. Their goal is to "build
a bright future for all of us, with a special commitment to make
a real positive difference in the lives of future generations."
While touring Tech Valley High School, the group learned about
the principles and practices of the regional public school, how
the school works closely with businesses and how students learn
21st Century Skills though project-based learning.
Tech Valley High School was created 2007 in partnership with
Capital Region businesses that were seeking a school to educate
students with the skills necessary to be ready for the demands
and rigors of the modern workplace. Because of that link,
students work hand-in-hand throughout the school year with
business executives, researchers and others outside the
education world on projects that teach them those
skills, as well as the basic education skills necessary to
graduate high school.
The BEA group was also given a tour of the school by students,
including junior Joe Coehlo, from Green Island, senior Molly
Ennist, from Schoharie, sophomore Hunter Dimin, from Averill
Park, and sophomore Megan Powers, from Berlin. While touring,
the business alliance members witnessed classes in action and
heard about day-to-day life in the school.
TVHS serves as an incubator of sorts attempting a new way of
teaching the tools and skills necessary to succeed in 21st
Century. As part of its mandate, the school shares what it
learns with other educators through a number of routes,
including hosting study tours throughout the year like the one
attended by the HFM alliance.
Learn more about Tech Valley High School at
www.techvalleyhigh.org |
